Disastrous ~ Harry Potter spin-off Lily and James

01

All right, after that incredible disaster it is most important to just run away as quickly as possible.
Just continue running, do not think of that stupidity.

Left, right, left, right.

Argh, this was all Lupin's fault. That damned recklessness potion... She would never eat something those idiots gave to her again.

The marauders. Hmpf.

Besides, that's such a childish name. You only devise something like that in second grade.

Lily looked over her shoulder to see if James was behind her. She had heard him screaming her name just a while ago, hadn't she?

At this moment, it was as silent in the corridors as it was meant to be. Actually, she wasn't allowed to be this far from the common room.

Perhaps I should go back, she thought doubtfully. She had just run around a corner, when she bumped into someone.

James grinned, while he grabbed her arms so she wouldn't fall. Damn it.

'Hi Lily. You were gone so quickly,' he said, still with that horrible grin stuck to his face.

'Bugger off, Potter,' she sneered back. 'And get your hands off me.'

He slightly loosened his grip, but his hands were still on her arms. Lily shook them off furiously.

'You and I have something to talk about, I believe?' James said. It wouldn't have surprised her if steam had come out of her ears.

With all of her self-control she looked him in the eye and said coolly: 'Do we? About what, Potter? Because I, for one, do not feel the urge to have a nice conversation with you right now.'

'Oh, you do know what we have to talk about. What does that thing you just did mean?'

James' grin had disappeared, but now he looked rather determined. This doesn't make sense at all, Lily thought weary.

'Well, tell me then, Potter,' she said. She'd decided that he could start the conversation, since he was the persistent one.

'Oh Lily, you know what I mean. Why did you kiss me?' said James, again with a nasty grin. At least she thought it was rather nasty.

'O, well then!' Lily said disgruntled. 'I certainly did kiss you. But only because that traitor Lupin put a recklessness potion in that chocolate. He just knóws I can't resist a piece of chocolate! Jesus Christ, I trústed him!'

While she was talking, her voice had become increasingly louder and higher, causing her to be screaming at James at the end of her sentence.

He was looking at her thoughtfully. Then his face lit up.

'But hang on a second... a recklessness potion you said, didn't you? That means your thoughts are simply magnified! You did want to kiss me anyway, but now you dared to really do it!'

Now he looked at her triumphantly. Lily was pondering. Crap, I can't get away with this one...

'Go on a date with me, Lily. I know that deep down you really want it.'

They were in seventh grade of Hogwarts, and each year James had asked her out for at least a dozen times. And each year she had responded with 'no' just as often.

He was looking at her with those brown puppy eyes of his.

'Once again, Potter, I'm not going out with you!' she told him. She turned around as she flicked her hair over her shoulder, and tried to walk away as dignified as possible.

She had the feeling that didn't go quite well. Because of her conversation with James and all the events of this evening, she wasn't as sure of herself as until now.